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ASTON VILLA HAVE completed the signing of Everton midfielder Amadou Onana.
The Belgium international has put pen to paper on a five-year contract after the two clubs agreed a fee, believed to be in the region of €59 million (£50m), for the 22-year-old.
Onana failed to make much of an impact at Goodison Park in a struggling team since his £35m arrival from Lille two years ago but, after featuring for his country at Euro 2024, Villa boss Unai Emery believes he will strengthen his squad as they prepare to play in the Champions League for the first time.
Douglas Luiz left for Juventus last month, freeing up money and space for Onana while keeping Villa within Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules.
Villa have already signed Ross Barkley from Luton, Juventus pair Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea, Sheffield United’s Cameron Archer, Ian Maatsen from Chelsea, former winger Jaden Philogene from Hull, and Everton’s Lewis Dobbin.
Everton will also be grateful for the influx of cash for a player who endured a difficult final couple of months of the season and started only two of the last six games – the final two fixtures of the campaign when top-flight status had already been secured.
Elsewhere, Chelsea signed teenage United States defender Caleb Wiley from Atlanta United in a deal worth a reported £8.5 million (€10 million) on Monday.
Wiley agreed a six-year contract with the Premier League club with the option of a further one-season extension.
“Chelsea is pleased to announce the signing of United States international Caleb Wiley,” the club confirmed on their website.
The 19-year-old left-back had been part of Atlanta’s first team since 2022 and made his senior debut for the United States against Mexico last October.
Wiley is currently in Paris, where he is part of the US squad at the Olympic Games.
When he arrives at Stamford Bridge, Wiley will be assessed by new boss Enzo Maresca as competition for Marc Cucurella and Ben Chilwell, who are Chelsea’s senior left-backs.
However, it is has been reported Wiley could spend next season on loan at French club Strasbourg, who are part of the same Blueco ownership group as Chelsea.
Finally, Marseille have signed Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on loan for the season with an obligation to buy.
The Denmark international, who joined Spurs from Southampton in August 2020, leaves having made 143 Premier League appearances during his time in north London.
The PA news agency understands Marseille, who will be managed next season by former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, will pay a fee that could rise to £16.8million (€20 million).
In a statement Tottenham said: “Pierre’s finest moment in a Spurs shirt came against the team he’s now joining, when he fired home a late winner in the Stade Velodrome to secure top spot in Group D of the UEFA Champions League in November, 2022.
“We wish Pierre all the best for the future.”
He previously made 25 appearances for Bayern Munich, where aged 17 he became the youngest-ever player to represent the club in the Bundesliga when he made his debut in 2013, before moving to St Mary’s in 2016 having had spells on loan at Augsburg and Schalke.
Following rumours he was to leave Spurs ahead of the 2023-24 season, the 28-year-old had looked set to play a diminished role during the campaign until an injury crisis for head coach Ange Postecoglou led to him playing 39 times in all competitions.
He is one of a number of players to have departed the club this summer, among them Eric Dier who has joined Bayern permanently after a spell on loan and Ivan Perisic, who has returned to his native Croatia with Hajduk Split.
Additional reporting by AFP
